Irritating Questions

Does my gender affect my success?

Does my gender affect my success?

It would be wonderful, more than a decade into the 21st Century, to be able to answer this question in the negative, but recent figures released by VIDA demonstrate that one is much more likely to feature in the most respected literary journals if you are a man.  For many of us women, this...
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What is Your Book About?

What is Your Book About?

After reading the article ‘Never talk about your book’ you are now faced with the problem of how to answer the question ‘What’s your book about?’ without endangering your novel in the process. Your instinctive reaction will depend on your natural conversational style and whether you are an extrovert or introvert. Admittedly no one...
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